ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS.
The Stardollars.
| PART. | MAKING. | DRAWING. | CUTTING. | DRAMATIZATION. | SONG OR POEM. |
| I. | Each child make a model of his own house, of paper. | The cottage near the great forest. | The little girl in the field. | The little girl leaving her home. | |
| II. | The old man and the child. | Paper doll dressed with cloak and hood. | The little girl and the old man, the poor children. | ||
| III. | The woods at night, the child lying under the tree. | A poster, the sky of dark blue paper, trees and ground black, moon and stars of gold and silver paper. | The little girl in the woods. | Songs. “From the bright blue heavens,” “Do you know how many stars?” |
Little Red Riding Hood.
| PART. | MAKING. | DRAWING. | CUTTING. | DRAMATIZATION. | SONG OR POEM. |
| I. | Basket of paper, see Worst’s Construction Work. | Red Riding Hood and her mother. | Paper doll in red cloak and hood. | Red Riding Hood and her mother. | A Little Child. See the Songs of Tree Top and Meadow. |
| II. | Basket of raffia braided or woven. | Red Riding Hood meeting the Wolf. | Wolf and Red Riding Hood. | Wolf and Red Riding Hood, the Woodcutters in the distance. | |
| III. | Grandmother’s house of paper. | Red Riding Hood at her Grandmother’s house. | Wolf in bed. |
The Sweet Rice Porridge.
| PART. | MAKING. | DRAWING. | CUTTING. | DRAMATIZATION. | SONG OR POEM. |
| I. | Pots and pans of tea lead. | Little girl offering the bread to her mother. | Paper doll, the little girl. | The little girl looking for food, bringing the bread to her mother. | “Dear Lord in Heaven.” The Primer by Eleanor Smith. |
| II. | Model pot of clay. | The child picking berries. | Paper dolls, the child and the old woman. | The old woman giving the pot to the child. | |
| III. | Model plates of clay, spoons of tea lead. | Little girl and her mother eating the rice. | Little girl bringing the wonderful pot home. | The little girl brings the pot home, the mother bids it cook, they eat. | |
| IV. | Cupboard of Bristol or strawboard. | The children coming to eat the rice. | Poster; the children coming to eat the rice. | The little girl takes down the pot, eats, runs out in fright. The children come. | |
| V. | Mountains and valley of clay, or in sand, with paper houses in valley and on the mountain. | The little girl running up the mountain. | The little girl running to her mother. | The little girl telling her mother what she has done. |
Mother Frost.
| PART. | MAKING. | DRAWING. | CUTTING. | DRAMATIZATION. | SONG OR POEM. |
| I. | Circular wall of well, modeled in clay, buckets made of Bristol board and wire. | Girl by the well spinning. | Paper dolls, the mother and her daughters. | The girl spinning loses spindle, runs to her mother. | “Spin, Lassie, Spin.” |
| II. | Oven and bread shovel of Bristol or strawboard. | The girl at the oven. | The girl at the apple tree. | The girl and Mother Frost. | |
| III. | The mother’s house and the hen house with fence and trees (of paper.) | The girl returning home. | Paper dolls, Mother Frost and the industrious girl. | The girl parting from Mother Frost returning home. | “Home, Sweet Home.” |
| IV. | The children choose problem. | The children choose the subject. | The lazy girl returning home. | The lazy girl’s adventures. |
Snow-White and Rose-Red.
| PART. | MAKING. | DRAWING. | CUTTING. | DRAMATIZATION. | SONG OR POEM. |
| I. | Sew work bag of cotton cloth or burlap, or weave one of raffia. | The children working. | Getting water at the spring. | The children getting breakfast, making the fire, etc. | “The Sweet Red Rose.” See Songs of The Tree-Top and Meadow. |
| II. | Model the animals in clay. | The children feeding the animals. | The animals. | Playing in the woods. | |
| III. | The fireplace made of paper or strawboard. | A snowy night in the woods. The bear coming to the house. | The mother, the children and the bear. | The mother and children by the fire. The visit of the bear. | |
| IV. | Model in clay, the dwarf with the boy on his back. | The children and the dwarf. | A poster, in black, white and blue of the dwarf and the children in the woods. | The children and the dwarf. | |
| V. | Things seen on a river; row-boats, sail boats steam- boats —of paper. | The children coming to help the dwarf. | Poster of colored paper— dwarf fishing. | The children rescuing the dwarf. | |
| VI. | Model eagle in clay. | The children in the open space, eagle flying overhead. | The eagle, the dwarf, and the children. | ||
| VII. | Model bear in clay. | The dwarf, the children and the bear. | Paper dolls, Snow White, Rose-Red and the prince. |
The Cock and the Hen.
| PART. | MAKING. | DRAWING. | CUTTING. | DRAMATIZATION. | SONG OR POEM. |
| I. | A wagon of paper. For wagon box, see Worst. | The cock and hen going to the mountain. | The Cock, Hen and Duck on the mountain. | The Cock and the Hen going to the mt., making wagon, quarreling. The Duck as horse. | Mr. Rooster. Songs of the “Child World.”—Gaynor. |
| II. | Cock and Hen in wagon drawn by the Duck. | Cock and Hen meeting the pin and needle. | Meeting the pin and needle. | ||
| III. | House with porch of paper. | Arriving at the inn. | The Cock and Hen leaving the inn. | The arrival at the inn, the supper, the events of the morning. | |
| IV. | Landlord’s chair. See Worst. | The landlord at the fireplace. | Poster. The landlord in his room. | The landlord in trouble. |
The Death of the Cock.
| PART. | MAKING. | DRAWING. | CUTTING. | DRAMATIZATION. | SONG OR POEM. |
| I. | The mountain cock and hen in clay. | The hen running for water. | The cock and hen going to the mountain. | ||
| II. | Wagon of strawboard or bristol board. | The little mice drawing the wagon. | The animals who came to the cocks’ funeral. | ||
| III. | Model mice in clay. | The hen, the mice and the other animals at the river. | The procession. |
Birdie and Lena.
| PART. | MAKING. | DRAWING. | CUTTING. | DRAMATIZATION. | SONG OR POEM. |
| I. | Hunter’s house among the trees. | The hunter frightening the eagle away. | Hunter with gun and dog. | The hunter bringing Birdie home. | |
| II. | Birdie and Lena playing. | Posters. The children at play, swinging, jumping, etc. | Lena and Birdie at play. | “The Swing.” —R. L. Stevenson. | |
| III. | Bed of paper. See Worst. | The children in the forest. | Paper dolls, Lena and Birdie. | The children leaving the house—hiding in the forest. | |
| IV. | The Rosebush and the servants. | The servants and the cook. | The servants finding the rosebush; returning to the cook. | ||
| V. | Church built of blocks, made of paper. | The church in the woods. | The servants finding the church. | The servants looking for the rosebush finding the church. | |
| VI. | Model duck, in clay. | The Duck on the pond. | Poster. The trees, the pond, the duck. |
The Wolf and the Fox.
| PART. | MAKING. | DRAWING. | CUTTING. | DRAMATIZATION. | SONG OR POEM. |
| I. | Miniature farmyard in sand or on paper foundation fence of strips of thin wood or paper sheep and lambs of clay or paper. | Wolf and fox in the forest. | Wolf and fox. | The meeting of the wolf and fox stealing the lamb. The wolf beaten. | Nursery song. See Songs of the Tree Top and Meadow. |
| II. | Model-frying pan of tinlead, dish of clay. | The fox at the farm house. | The wolf at the farm house. | Going to the farm house. | |
| III. | Barrel of paper. | The wolf and fox going to the cellar. | The fox running away from the cellar. | The wolf and fox going to the cellar, eating the meat. The wolf beaten. The fox running away. |
Cinderella.
| PART. | MAKING. | DRAWING. | CUTTING. | DRAMATIZATION. | SONG OR POEM. |
| I. | The kitchen furniture and fireplace of paper or thin wood. | Cinderella sleeping in the fireplace. | Paper doll Cinderella. | Cinderella and her sisters. Cinderella in the kitchen. | |
| II. | The fair. | Cinderella’s father riding to the fair. | The father going to the fair; bringing home the gifts. | “What Robin Told.” See Songs of The Tree Top and Meadow. | |
| III. | Pigeon house. | Cinderella calling the birds. | The birds helping Cinderella. | Cinderella waiting on her sisters, calling the birds; the birds helping her. | The Little Doves. |
| IV. | The ball. | Paper doll in white and gold and silver. | Cinderella at the tree, at the ball. |
The Wonderful Traveler.
| PART. | MAKING. | DRAWING. | CUTTING. | DRAMATIZATION. | SONG OR POEM. |
| I. | The two houses of paper. | The traveler at the proud man’s house. | The traveler at the kind man’s house. | The traveler and the proud man. The traveler and the kind man. | |
| II. | Table and chairs of paper. | The traveler and the kind old people at supper. | The traveler taking leave of the old people. | The traveler and the old people. | The Friendly Cow. R. L. Stevenson. |
| III. | Different buildings talked of by the class. | The proud man riding after the traveler. | The proud man talking to the traveler. | The horse. Songs of The Child World. Gaynor. | |
| IV. | Model horse in clay. | The proud man carrying saddle. | The proud man running home. | The proud man making his third wish. |
Hans and the Four Big Giants.
| PART. | MAKING. | DRAWING. | CUTTING. | DRAMATIZATION. | SONG OR POEM. |
| I. | Chicken coop, paper or thin wood. Hen and chickens modeled in clay. | Hans working in the garden. | Garden tools. | Hans in the garden. | Where do the chickens go at night? Holton Primer. |
| II. | The little home among the trees (of paper.) | Hans and his father chopping down trees. | Hans leaving home. | Hans working in the forest, leaving home. | Song. “Home, sweet home.” |
| III. | Vehicles used in the city, street cars, trains etc. | Hans in the great city. | Things used and made in a blacksmith shop. | Hans at work in the blacksmith shop. | The Blacksmith. Song of Iron. See Songs of the Child World. —Gaynor. |
| IV. | Locomotive of paper. | Hans and giant locomotive. | Locomotive and train of cars. | Hans and giant locomotive. | The Tea-Kettle. See Songs of the Child World. —Gaynor. |
| V. | Opera glasses of paper. | Hans and the second giant. | Things that magnify. | Hans and giant locomotive meeting the third giant. | |
| VI. | A derrick of thin wood or strawboard. | Hans and the three giants. | Giant Derrick. | Hans meeting the second giant. | |
| VII. | Hans and the four giants. | A man using a telephone. | Hans and the fourth giant. | ||
| VIII. | A boat of paper. See Worst. | Hans and the giants at the North Sea. | Hans going back to the palace. | At the North Sea. At the palace. |
The Straw, the Coal and the Bean.
| PART. | MAKING. | DRAWING. | CUTTING. | DRAMATIZATION. | SONG OR POEM. |
| I. | The pot, modelled in tea-lead. | The old woman picking beans. | The old woman at the fire place. | ||
| II. | Model the fire place in clay. | The three friends on their journeying. | The tailor. |
FOOTNOTE:
[A] The Flanagan Chart Outfit is valuable for this purpose.
Transcriber’s Note
Variations in spelling and hyphenation have been retained.
Slight differences between names of chapters in Table of Contents and chapters themselves have been retained.
Minor punctuation errors (such as missing quotation marks) have been corrected.